New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-16
G. F. STAINS CONFESSION.
HIS STORY STRIPPED OF ALL ADORNNENT.
A PRISON RECORD THAT CASTS DOUBT UPoN THE
CHARGES HE MAKrS AGAINST his FATHER
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BosToS. Oct I5.-7he Journal publishes the original
confession OF young STAIN who his father and
two others Of robhng the bank Dexter No. ami MUIR
dorng Cashier Barron The confession as originally
published contained a good many mlsslatements when
have already been pointed ont by fHE TRIBUNE Tho
confession made TO Sheriff Mitchell of Dexter. AMI
tAis i, the FIRST Time it las beeu published. Young
Stain aays
After LEFT home in the winter OF 1877 dd not SEQ
iathci ior nearly three years. / was ia ThOmaston
when eot ont. went homo ana stayed about three
weeks Father was sick week and thf he made cou-
iesson ~ horrible crime lie had shock and thought
he was ahout to die Tue first word, he spoke about the
/ see hr see him. Take Bsrroaawav."
can sre hin inst as he luoEcn Then: he called mo
him AL The time before him. He thi. cendi'ion All
night No one was thsre but sister and myself. lie
M"t" nave NJ doctor. The next day be Olh mc TO 20
down aud get the Bible aud be would confess all about
tne kln"s 81 Barron iir made ne take IN OATH that
Was planned or FEBRUARY %. 1877 TO rob both bahks
sohe 'lne tnr"ngh he day and night lie di not give
Nv 'n' "i 'nr lfl- ah"ul Epi% or cnhlh% away, DnJ
ne cave me all tue particulars of the murder which
weighed 80 heavily upon blu.
lie -ai "Killy" Scou kept watch while he and Crom
Wcl went IN. father ahead. Tley had seen
There. Fa'lcr unlocscd the dosr ihev hal KEYS fsr
BON dcoI. oi the bank "A The outside ,oor. They
leading ~ tho OHIO. and heoro he knew 1t
re stood face 10 t1ce with Barron. ic struck
lie iriei 10 riso ana he sruck him again. and Cromwell
jumped down ON hIn ard chnkcI him and then they
yanlt aad loRcd the dosr Ills hanI, fastened be-
hht him ldon'l rccollect whether father said they
Chohrh hln WIN q ropc 81 not mink he meant itt
siI rG'A'd MN with h.s hand. bDt tnIaA NC m-u-
IIc aid ts' they got a bunch o. KEY beor lu. 70
Baron tink lie said he took them rom = drawer.
Ihoy dl nrt get much money. lher got frightened at
once. They rot quIct thew cou He aid they
e-pected every minufo some one would como m.
and Think the ontsde doors. lie snd:
tNal over uIdiN tiet when llc said
meant 10 k. him. Incy dn npt hc there whcn
Whru he iond he was moi ,ins H.. i he VS.
poi r 10 Aii h'Hiecl. W., Downstairs amt hcard me
ropr oI g pistol | ran upsinr' rather bad
ihe hrrcl AMI made spot over hi' cyc ul hsusht he
nsI Sn"t him'ell lie pointed 10 thr 7poi said;
"Ior Io'- s4t-. ftf lcr. whtt atyr so dnuei"
- am 90 Bog 70 pni nyself oat OF the Way"
''Oh. 90. won't" sstI
"Yon " ,sI OF tni. the FIRST tmo Won got into
trouble he .td. told him never shoIli lie tneu
S"1 S,s 'o VS. gong IT, '"n.. no. "Ho 10 VIE
H. held tho revolver. which cooked my
hrad and na" mr. promise over an over again not 10
I, ..ut - n5- !1.- {rtrs paw never Toll ans one,
t no" f4ry ana wrnol any hope "i reward On any way
,. , ,s rr ''nra ,'i,-. ,oHi COZ, 40. "'Ns r,i, "a;
nv n.id. CHARLIE t. sI,iN.
Mr. Mitchell nys that he his in hi. possession larro
amount of oylicnc' 10 cofroAoraron o. yolns stains
story
charles Car'- clers " he Elm House a. Auburn,
the oo ~ jhe Merchants. Exchange the prucipa noicl
n.ofn.lr ''a Jour,,o' reporter:
fA..v -s rlarp.,1 aul Kelly vol. They I've .;
~" .n -rtc.a weeks if!lr f' t!n fpb'erf u'frr
cHt' Hf o. sd ~ IH-i-ftt nr Dol rre ftorsot f.o
bowen uYli. cpif oui bv t.' n'"ws
49,, t.a fl nteI k.i uptt nl-hL irr bu*uc-- or-At
Cul.d rrFrr rrft4-fani ,Itlrr pUv AuHfrsE -i1ult
'air' 'fH ASSAY iaA Die pu,arf just Ice
'e'' r ntnA innhers Ar u-ft % % u-.rs o. colt utf
20 lnIH i.- packet Ifi Carrt tie away ytr
filt TNrINl. trt 20 sam aui tfitH I'D
came t'tc luir ~ re~fnrt strtnac tnp IT,. IN llcw-
a. IIn.u-Hn -HrlIl diivr H o. Ntrfuit afcr e tci-
Eud 10 zen sfti'lr lusfcan of using fNc tclr"rt tph
went AWAY alout lour days ueiore TIE bank robbery.
= }fmv unt tA'y ven" -"iug 4" -koNhrgln. thompson
y foff DO Tie fuF itif ilc robbery fhlt nr WONd ho
"rk % " mo- rT ON that day he frirrraphsd that he
= u rot .iffr until dAv two ittrr. iic Kept hs
ro.H tl ih- tuI.. end colt knoD Why hc took the
t"lII' to fn.o. u hr Loi.i 90. his movements
Tho record ~ tac Aulfp,.as.n Co.nty jl shows that
Charlcs T. stain coumit,cd 10 tue jail February
I, ls1-, foI hogsc not being able 10 nd ball. 10
wss indicted an tlu April term p.etdcd guilty ami
s' 't 81 10 'rc" years l the fsfe ufl+Nu Ilc was is.
'het-e floul 90 ou May and taken To the Stac prison.
lnl. frro cuNcfs tie line be alleges ttt he assist
ius in he DrXf,r bans ronhery WAGON February
- Tue dates rtycn y ain 10 his confession l-I,
thonlh evi irniy inadvertently his visit 10 ILonIs-
tuH WAsIu l-sr.
F"NroHo. Mas. Oct. Is 5-Durny an Interview tn's
mornue M smith, vic of one ~ the men accused of
tho murder ~ Cashier Barron produced account book
with Traders COVERING tho years from 1e77 10 l--2
WHICH shows thu smith was ~ work in NclGel during
that l~rod. tud that "n Frhrnary % ~-- inr !sv after
tie Anon murder, he worked Of Bradford Cur, haul
ing nay